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the china federation of logistics and purchasing released the china e-commerce logistics index for august on september 5. the index shows that in august, china's e-commerce logistics index rebounded slightly from the previous month, with steady growth on both the supply and demand sides and significant improvement in corporate cost pressure.

in august, china's e-commerce logistics index was 114.2 points, up 0.1 points from the previous month. from the demand side, the "olympic fever" has driven the continued rise in consumption of cultural, sports, business and tourism integration, and e-commerce logistics demand has returned to the growth track.

in august, the total business volume index was 130.5 points, up 0.3 points from the previous month. driven by "sports +" consumption, swimming equipment, cycling and ball sports equipment became hot topics in e-commerce consumption in august. the approaching school season also boosted the hot sales of consumer electronics products.

from the supply side, the service capabilities of logistics companies have steadily improved, and the logistics timeliness, fulfillment rate and satisfaction rate indexes have all increased compared with the previous month. in particular, the satisfaction rate index has increased month-on-month for six consecutive months and hit a new high since the index was released. although the personnel index and actual load rate index have declined slightly, they still remain in a high prosperity range.

liu yuhang, director of the china logistics information center, said that the growth in logistics demand has driven the growth of logistics business, and the service supply capacity of logistics companies is gradually recovering and improving. at the same time, the operating conditions of logistics companies are also steadily improving.

due to positive factors such as the recent reduction in refined oil prices and the renewal of new energy delivery vehicles, the costs of e-commerce logistics companies saw a significant improvement in august, with the cost index falling by 3.1 points from the previous month, reaching a two-year low.

overall, the e-commerce logistics index gradually stabilized in august, user satisfaction continued to rise, and both the supply and demand sides of the e-commerce logistics market maintained steady growth.